Vintage Elkhart Built by Buescher F Mellophone Ser#522909 Non Playing Condition

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Vintage Elkhart Built by Buescher F Mellophone Ser#522909 Non Playing Condition
We are cleaning out the back of our warehouse - this is being sold in as is good used non playing condition.  Pictured is the actual item you will get so please look at the pictures closely. This mellophone is in good physical condition with several dents and dings.  It has approximately 40-45% of the lacquer finish remaining with medium general player wear.  One or more of the valves are not functioning properly and some of the tuning slides are stuck.  Valve number two is frozen.  Valve number one does work but is missing its stem and finger button (not included).  The lead pipe has medium general wear with a tip down to it.  The back bell bow has a medium dent with a couple of small dings and dents.  The bell has minor dents and dings and medium bell edge dents with no evidence of bell dent removal.  There is no broken or patched metal on the horn that we could find.  No mouthpiece is included and no case is included.
This mellophone is being sold as is in non playing condition.  The second valve is frozen and the first valve needs a stem and finger button but does move freely.  There are some pretty good dents throughout the horn and some lacquer wear.  Overall nothing has been totally crushed or crunched and with some clean up and repair this should be able to come back to life and be a nice vintage mellophone!
*Note: If the serial number begins with “isi” this means we were unable to locate or read the original serial number (or it did not have one) and therefore it was assigned an automatically generated serial number from our system.
Please take advantage of all the pictures we have taken.  It is  important to us that you receive exactly what you expect. We take great pride in full disclosure. All used instruments have some wear, and the pictures are of the actual item. Take advantage of purchasing from us and save money with our used products.
We try to disclose everything we know about our instruments. These are all used instruments and physical condition, play-ability, and grading are our own personal opinion and are subjective.  Please refer to the pictures before buying.
We have been selling on eBay for 20 years and have been musicians for 30 years. We want to get you what you want at the best price possible. Happy bidding!
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**Refund Restrictions**
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Per eBay return policy, return shipping cost is the buyers responsibility.
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The Paypal Fee is NON REFUNDABLE as of November 1st, 2019 as per PayPal’s new Policy.  (So your refund after inspection will be: Your original purchase price minus the PayPal Non-refundable Fee).
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Incomplete Return:  The item will be inspected upon return and if any original parts or pieces are missing you will be contacted to send the missing items back.  If you are unable to return the missing item/part, you forfeit the refund.  All partial items that have been returned will also be forfeited and will be the property of
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Damage during Outbound Shipping: In the unfortunate chance your item is damaged, the following procedure must be followed exactly in order to process a refund. Failure to comply with the following procedures constitutes a violation of the return policy and therefore a refund will not be given. Please contact us immediately. Save everything, including the box, packing materials, and shipping label. Without the original box and packing materials, a claim cannot be made, and a refund will not be issued. Take a full set of pictures so the damage can be assessed. Don’t send anything back yet until we contact our insurance company.  We will tell you when you may ship the item back.  Please see instructions for return shipping below. If it is determined that the item was damaged in shipping, we will send you a return shipping label via eBay Messages.  Refunds will not be issued for merchandise, which has been damaged while in your possession.
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Damage during Return Shipping:  The item will be inspected upon return and if the item is damaged during return shipping, we will contact you so you can file an insurance claim.  Because you are the shipper, we cannot initiate a claim.  Depending upon how much damage was sustained you may only get a partial refund or no refund due to the damage.
Instructions for Return Shipping:
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Be sure all original parts of the item purchased are included before you return it.
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In order to receive a refund our policy requires you to put insurance on the item for its return shipping.
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Please use the original packing material and box.  Please use original packing material inside the case around the item.  Also use the original packing material around the case in the box to protect the item from shipping damage. If your item does not have a case, please use all packing material that the item came with to protect the item from shipping damage.
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Uninsured packages or items shipped “COD” or “Shipping Due” will be refused and a refund will not be issued.
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Once the item is received, we will conduct a physical inspection. This inspection will determine your eligibility for a refund.
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